Bob Parlocha is a nationally known jazz expert and former program director and host of KJAZ in San Francisco.

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What is it with Russians and their authoritarian leaders? Stroll on Red Square with reporter Alexis Bloom and Putin look-alike Anatoly Gorbunov to explore Russia's love-hate relationship with their despots. Then meet Roman Dobroxhodov, a leading dissenter who dares to speak out against Putin.